{"product_id":"from-willard-straight-to-wall-street-1","title":"From Willard Straight to Wall Street","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn stark and compelling prose, Thomas W. Jones tells his story as a campus revolutionary who led an armed revolt at Cornell University in 1969 and then altered his course over the next fifty years to become a powerful leader in the financial industry including high-level positions at John Hancock, TIAA-CREF and Citigroup as Wall Street plunged into its darkest hour. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom Willard Straight to Wall Street\u003c\/i\u003e provides a front row seat to the author's triumphs and struggles as he was twice investigated by the SEC—and emerged unscathed. His searing perspective as an African American navigating a world dominated by whites reveals a father, a husband, a trusted colleague, a Cornellian, and a business leader who confronts life with an unwavering resolve that defies cliché and offers a unique perspective on the issues of race in America today. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book begins on the steps of Willard Straight Hall where Jones and his classmates staged an occupation for two days that demanded a black studies curriculum at Cornell. The Straight Takeover resulted in the resignation of Cornell President James Perkins with whom Jones reconciled years later. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJones witnessed the destruction of the World Trade Center on 9\/11 from his office at ground zero and then observed first-hand the wave of scandals that swept the banking industry over the next decade. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom Willard Straight to Wall Street\u003c\/i\u003e reveals one of the most interesting American stories of the last fifty years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Thomas W. Jones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43572930019510,"sku":"9781501736346","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9781501736346.jpg?v=1712125983","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/from-willard-straight-to-wall-street-1","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}